EP2936011B1 - Evaporator fan case fixing system for a refrigerator - Google Patents

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EP2936011B1
EP2936011B1 EP12813033.3A EP12813033A EP2936011B1 EP 2936011 B1 EP2936011 B1 EP 2936011B1 EP 12813033 A EP12813033 A EP 12813033A EP 2936011 B1 EP2936011 B1 EP 2936011B1
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Osman Vardar
Umud Yazgan
Fahri KIRLI
Yigit OZSACMACI
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/60—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling
    • F04D29/64—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling of axial pumps
    • F04D29/644—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling of axial pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/646—Mounting or removal of fans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F25D17/062—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D19/00—Axial-flow pumps
    • F04D19/002—Axial flow fans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/06—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F04D25/0606—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump
    • F04D25/0613—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump the electric motor being of the inside-out type, i.e. the rotor is arranged radially outside a central stator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/26—Rotors specially for elastic fluids
    • F04D29/32—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for axial flow pumps
    • F04D29/325—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for axial flow pumps for axial flow fans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/522—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/60—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling
    • F04D29/601—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/66—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing
    • F04D29/661—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/668—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps damping or preventing mechanical vibrations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/12—Sound
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2317/00—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/06—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
    • F25D2317/068—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation characterised by the fans
    • F25D2317/0681—Details thereof

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  • the present invention pertains to a square shaped fan case fixing system in an evaporator. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a system by which a square shaped case of a fan is locked in a more secure manner.
  • a refrigerator comprises an evaporator disposed in a compartment thereof, a compressor fluidly connected with said evaporator moving refrigerant therethrough in the meantime and an evaporator fan moving air over the evaporator.
  • the fan assembly according to the present invention features a more silently functioning fan as it eliminates any physical contact involving rigid elements. This stems from the fact that the fan of the invention is secured in a substantially enhanced manner such that it is homogenously locked at all edges and corners. Further, mounting of the system is significantly simplified and rendered easier in terms of the number of mechanical parts and need for tools required in this effect.
  • the present invention provides a fan assembly as defined in Claim 1.
  • Primary object of the present invention is to provide a fan assembly for a refrigerator having a more silently functioning fan.
  • the present invention proposes a fan assembly for a refrigerator.
  • Said assembly has a fan in a fan case, said case having two end parts in the form of outer walls, each facing said fan's operation plane.
  • Said fan assembly has a wall element for delimiting an evaporator in said refrigerator. Accordingly said wall element provides the outer wall of said refrigerator. It has a fan mounting opening with inwardly bent edges facing said fan.
  • An isolator and a fan locking element are provided to effect secure fixing of said fan.
  • Said isolator has internal cavities into which an outer wall of said fan case can be snugly fit.
  • said outer wall is supported on both surfaces thereof in a contact relationship by said isolator and especially all corners thereof are laterally enclosed.
  • a locking means interlocks with said projecting edges such that said isolator provides a physical barrier between said outer wall and other parts, i.e. said wall element and said locking means.
  • Said fan has a square-shaped case and so shaped are said isolator and said projecting edges. Said isolator's outer surfaces in radial directions around the axis of said fan are fully covered by said projecting edges of said wall element.
  • Each of said projecting edges has a locking opening in the middle with which a locking end of said locking element interlocks. In this position, said locking element at least partially encloses said projecting edges, the latter in return enclosing said isolator.
  • the other outer wall of said fan that is facing inner space of said refrigerator is enclosed by a polystyrene member in its entirety.
  • Fig. 1 demonstrates a general perspective view of dismantled parts of an evaporator assembly for a refrigerator according to the present invention.
  • the present invention proposes an evaporator assembly as defined in Claim 1.
  • the present invention proposes a fan assembly for a refrigerator, said assembly comprising a fan case (1) with a first and a second outer wall (8) at two ends along axial direction of said fan and perpendicular thereto.
  • Said outer walls (8) are designed in the form of thin plates with a certain thickness.
  • Said fan assembly comprises a wall element (4) for delimiting an evaporator in said refrigerator.
  • Said wall element (4) has an mounting opening (5) suitable for mounting said fan. It further has projecting edges (14) in the direction of said fan, said projecting edges (14) partially enclosing said fan.
  • Said fan assembly according to the present invention further comprises an isolator (3) and a locking element (2) for securely fixing said fan whose operation is accordingly rendered substantially more silent.
  • Said isolator (3) comprises a first abutment means against which said first outer wall (8) of said fan is leanable such that a second abutment means of said isolator (3) confines said first outer wall (8) within said isolator (3). This provides that said first outer wall (8) of said fan case is physically separated from said wall element (4), thereby eliminating physical contact of rigid parts.
  • said locking element (2) according to the present invention is engageable with said projecting edges (14) such that a homogenous locking where physical parts engage with each other in a mutual manner is obtained.
  • Said fan case (1) has a square-shaped form and said locking element (2) as well as said isolator (3) have a corresponding shape for securely fixing said fan.
  • Said first abutment means is a circular abutment (7) supporting outer surface of said first outer wall (8) in a contact relationship. This provides that a large contact area is obtained throughout the surface of said circular abutment (7) which leans against said fan and accordingly vibrations are evenly distributed and a less noisy operation is obtained.
  • said second abutment means is a corner support (6) supporting inner surface corners of said first outer wall (8) in a contact relationship. This provides that corner portions of said first outer wall with a certain thickness are squeezed and confined between said circular abutment (7) and said corner supports (6) such that any vibration produced by said fan is evenly dispersed at four corners of said first outer wall (8).
  • Said isolator's (3) outer surfaces extending parallel to the axial direction of said fan are fully enclosed by said projecting edges (14) of said wall element (4). This provides that a full enclosure is provided whereby said isolator (3) is kept in its position. This is important as the original position of said isolator (3) ensures that said fan is supported in a balanced manner during operation.
  • said projecting edges (14) of said wall element (4) comprise a locking opening (12) with which a locking end (9) of said locking element (2) is engageable such that said projecting edges (14) are at least partially enclosed by said locking element (2). Therefore, said locking element (2) presses on said projecting edges (14) in a manner symmetrically interlocked at a plurality of locations.
  • said projecting edges (14) are designed with a square shaped profile with each edge having a locking opening (12) lockable by a locking end (9) of said locking element (2).
  • Said second outer wall (8) of said fan is enclosable by a polystyrene member.
  • the other outer wall (8) i.e. the second outer wall (8) of said fan that is facing inner space of said refrigerator is enclosed by a polystyrene member (10) in its entirety.
  • Said wall element's (4) mounting opening (5) is covered by a fan cover (13) having fastening members (11) for engaging with respective members on said wall element (4).
  • Said isolator (3) has a channel (15) on every edge thereof. Said channels (15) are used for removing said locking element (2) in allowing access into the same with a sharp tool such as a screwdriver.

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